The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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